Tommy's actor, Cillian Murphy, is expected to win Best Actor Oscar in two weeks for his depiction of J Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic. However, Paul Anderson, who played the older sibling Arthur Jr., was charged with crack cocaine possession last month.
On Wednesday, Paul left his North London house and didn't resemble a famous actor or actress. He looked emaciated and disheveled, as if he had lost a decade or more. There are rumors that the 46-year-old actor may have overplayed the part of hellraiser Arthur, the fictional TV character who drank a lot of alcohol and took cocaine.
Paul, who has also starred in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films Game of Shadows (2011) and The Revenant (2015), won a Golden Globe. On Boxing Day, Paul was allegedly discovered in possession of the Class A narcotic after coming out of a handicapped restroom in his neighborhood pub in Hampstead, North London. His lawyer told a court: “He is often recognised and does his best to please fans of the show by slipping into character.
“He was recognised that Boxing Day and tried to play up for these people. "And because of the lifestyle he leads, people often give him inducements.” However, 47-year-old Cillian has avoided the negative temptations that come with fame. The Irish actor is not drawn to Hollywood's dazzling lights, parties, or quick living.
The father of two children, Malachy, 17, and Aran, 16, who is married, has declared, "I don't go and get drunk, I don't sleep around, I haven't created any controversy."
That's definitely not like his Peaky Blinders character Tommy Shelby, the opium-smoking criminal who always seems to be in problems due to his violent tendencies and hunger for wealth. However, in general, he acts in accordance with his impulsive temper, while Arthur thinks with his mind.
Although all of the Shelby brothers were raised in difficult environments, only Paul appears to have had a difficult beginning in real life.Raised in South London in a council estate, Paul's father left the family when he was just eleven years old. He said: “Like Arthur, I was starved of affection. "All I wanted was his love, so even if I got negative attention from him it was still attention.”
Like Arthur i was starved of affection
-Anderson
Paul's mom was a bartender, and he encountered Shelby-like criminals. The actor said: “Having grown up in a council estate myself, I’d seen a lot of those characters.“My mum worked in a pub, she was a barmaid, so I knew a lot of those gangster sort of characters.”
Although Paul, who dropped out of school at the age of 15, had little chance of a successful career, he wished to stay away from crime. Instead of breaking any laws, he opted to follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a ticket tout, purchasing and reselling event tickets for a profit. Paul remembered, "I had the option. I could commit a felony by selling narcotics. Or I might become a tout and sell tickets.In contrast, Cillian grew up in Cork, in the southern region of Ireland, in a much more comfortable middle-class environment.
His mother, Jane, taught French, while his father, Brendan, was employed by the Department of Education.They sent him to Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork, one of the best private institutions in Ireland.Cillian, who has a brother and two sisters, attended law school but left after his first year because he realized he wanted to perform.
He also had the same desire to be a musician as an actor when he was younger. One similarity between him and Paul is that the latter once acknowledged, "I always wanted to be a frontman in a band." Rather, Paul also made the decision to give acting a go. He enrolled in the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art before entering the theater.
But even the occasional stage and TV part was insufficient to support Paul, so he continued to scalp tickets. He had a coincidental huge break. In May of 2009, Paul was selling tickets for Chelsea's Champions League match versus Barcelona, a Spanish powerhouse, when movie director Nick Love purchased some from him.
I always wanted to be a frontman in a band
- Anderson
This unknown, in Nick's opinion, would be ideal for the starring part of West Ham football hooligan Bex in his next film, The Firm. Paul's career took off after that, starring in TV series like Top Boy, Brian De Palma's Passion, and the film adaptation of Love's The Sweeney. Cillian's path to success was more traditional; he pursued his acting career on stage and in low-budget movies.
Not until 2001, when he relocated to London, did the Irishman begin to gain widespread recognition. His striking roles as The Scarecrow, the antagonist in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins (2005), and the lead in The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), which took home the Palme d'Or, the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, helped him gain popularity. Danny Boyle directed 28 Days Later in 2002.More than ten years ago, Paul had hoped to land the role of Tommy during the casting of Peaky Blinders.
But when Cillian signed up, he was thrilled to get the part of Arthur. Arthur captivated fans just as much as Tommy did in the unexpected BBC smash, which featured grim narratives and brutality not typically associated with the public broadcaster. The success of the show mostly stems from the sibling conflict that arose from the pair's arguments about numerous risky projects.
Paul had hoped to secure the part of Tommy when Peaky Blinders was being cast but was happy to play ArthurCredit: Supplied by LMKMEDIA
The private actor moved back to Ireland in 2015 with his artist wife Yvonne McGuinness, whom he has been married to for about 20 years, and their children. He chooses to work only six months a year to spend more time with his family. Cillian finds it "offensive" when fans take photographs of him in public and chooses not to post images on social media. Cillian, who met Yvonne in 1996, said: “I make sure that I try not to go from job to job to job, because that means you live in a bubble of set, hotel, set, hotel, plane, film festivals, which, to me, is not reality
"So I just check out from that for six months a year.” Cillian's career has undoubtedly benefited from this strategy, as evidenced by the Bafta and Golden Globe he has already received for his role in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, which dramatizes the development of the first nuclear bomb.
Paul usually keeps a low profile, so he hasn't talked about his romantic relationships, however he has been linked to jewelry designer Stephy Clark for a while. In addition to posting on Instagram, he socializes with other celebrities like Guy Ritchie and Tom Hardy.
It's hard to say when his social life turned sour. When Paul showed up at the North London magistrates court in Highbury Corner around the end of January, charged with having crack cocaine, amphetamines, and two prescription medications, it was undoubtedly shocking.
I feel like an imposter a lot of the time in my life
- Anderson
Paul admitted to having the extremely addictive, illegal narcotic in his hands and was fined £1,345 by his solicitor, who denied that he had smoked it. Paul denied any misconduct, but The Sun last month also disclosed that a coworker on Peaky Blinders had lodged a complaint regarding his behavior.
There are worries that the actor's personal crisis could interfere with the upcoming Peaky Blinders film, which is now in production. Five years ago, Paul said: “I feel like an impostor a lot of the time in my life. “I still look at myself sometimes and think, ‘I can’t do this’.
“I have this tremendous self-belief and ego and drive, but I also have this low self-worth and crippling self-doubt.”. Fans are hopeful that this brilliant actor can get past such fears.
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